General Information

The Bull of the Woods Wilderness, created by the 1984 Oregon Wilderness Act, is located about 70 miles southeast of Portland and 65 miles east of Salem. It lies withing the Mount Hood and Willamette National Forests. This Wilderness contains 34,885 acres of relative isolation. Steep ridges are deeply cut by a number of streams including the headwaters of the Collawash, Breitenbush, and Little North Santiam Rivers. It contains about a dozen lakes full of trout. Elevations range from 2,400 feet to 5,700 feet, Bull of the Woods Peak. Bull of the Woods Peak, an old fire lookout built in 1929 and replaced with the present tower on 1939, provides spectacular views of the surrounding area. There are remnants of Gold Rush era equipment and mining shafts in areas of this wilderness.